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GMAT MEASURE?
GMATtm, acronym for Graduate Management Admission
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What do the GMAT test assessment sections
measure?
GMAT AWA: Analysis of an
Issue Essay measures your ability to understand the
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explain your position by making two different arguments
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The Argument essay measures your ability to
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GMAT VERBAL: The GMAT
sentence correction section is about your ability to
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The GMAT CRITICAL
REASONING section tests your ability to make LOGICAL
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to deal with the ILLOGICAL arguments in terms of looking
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identify the underlying assumption. GMAT Critical Reasoning section requires
that the GMAT test-takers pay attention to QUALIFIERS used to
LIMIT THE SCOPE of the GMAT argument, and to deal
with the SPECIFICS of the
CONCLUSION, without interpreting the conclusion.
For example, if the conclusion reads: "The
continuing war effort in Iraq will lead to
increase in gas prices", you should not 'interpret'
this conclusion to mean that 'the
continuing war on terror is
unethical or bad for the global economy'. You
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GMAT Reading
Comprehension is about your ability to comprehend the overall TONE and the Main Idea of the passage, and to understand
information provided in a specific context. You will be then required to pick
answer choices that will be consistent with the
LITERAL interpretations of the
information provided in the passage, without embellishing
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how to 'intepret qualifiers' and 'information stated in an
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- GMAT QUANTITATIVE
ASSESSMENT: This GMAT section is about your ability to
apply your conceptual understanding of Arithmetic,
Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics to solve problems
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with which to make a unique and logical determination with
respect to a question posed. This GMAT test section is about your
REASONING ABILITY and about your comfort level with the
different GMAT quantitative concepts tested. Bear in mind that the GMAT test is about 'making
decisions' by using 'what is already known at a conceptual
level' and 'what else is provided in the problem'. For
example, if the GMAT problem states that "X is
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GMAT TEST REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR THE PEARSON VUE GMAT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2006. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR GMAT TESTING EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006 AND TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANT CHANGES TO GMAT TESTING AND GMAT TEST SCORE REPORTING EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006. NEW! STANFORD WILL ACCEPT GRE SCORES FOR MBA ADMISSIONS. HARVARD AND PRINCETON WILL NOT HAVE EARLY ADMISSION PROCEDURE STARTING 2007.
Stanford Graduate School of Business has announced that it will accept GRE or GMAT Scores for admission consideration starting with the Fall 2007 admission to its MBA class. The reason appears to be that Stanford fears that minorities, women, and other ethnic groups may be deterred from Business School Admission and may seek alternative opportunities in law and medicine. Rather than accept lower GMAT scores from these otherwise excluded groups, the school may have decided to accept GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Scores in order to maintain the School average and median scores for the GMAT. Sounds like a clever move by Stanford GSB. We wonder whether other Graduate Schools of Business may follow suit or stick to their GMAT Score requirement.
Schools such as Harvard and Princeton University have already announced that they will eliminate early admission deadlines starting with the 2007 admission season. The reason, again, appears to be that early admission deadlines favor strong candidates and leave the not-so-strong to be rejected when they apply late. Schools desire to have diversity, with participation by hitherto under-represented groups.
GMAT TEST REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR THE PEARSON VUE GMAT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2006 AND IMPORTANT CHANGES TO GMAT TESTING AND GMAT SCORE REPORTING: As far as GMATTM is concerned, ETSTM is history and nobody is shedding any tears over the divorce. Pearson Vue and ACT is the new 800 pound gorilla in the room now and you better get used to it. You should know about some significant changes to GMAT testing and GMAT Test Score Reporting effective January 1, 2006. Pearson Vue is the Electronic testing divison of Pearson Educational Measurement (PEM) group, which administers several standardized tests including the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-Reasoning Test) for College Boardtm.
PEARSON EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT is in the midst of unanticipated controversy surrounding its handling of the Scoring of the October 2005 SAT test. Some 4000 of the close to 500,000 test-takers received score reports that under-reported their total SAT Scores by as many as 400 out of 2400 points. Pearson ED, the group of which Pearson Vue is a member, said in a news release, "SAT errors , which affected 4,000 students out of 495,000 who took that test, arose in part because of excessive moisture that caused the answer sheets to expand before they were scanned at its large Texas test-processing site. Another factor, PearsonEd said, was that its scanners were not picking up some lightly marked answers on the SAT answer sheet. The company, Pearson Educational Measurement (PEM), said in a statement that it was taking steps to make sure that "this unfortunate situation will not happen again." The latest news is that the executives at Pearson Educational Measurement are being called to testify before the U.S.A congress and explain why the scoring snafu did not make the testing company liable for messing up the admission and scholarship prospects for thousands of high-school graduates who took the SAT Reasoning test.
What does this episode mean for the GMAT test-takers, who take the test on the computer? Nothing at all, we hope. The Scoring of computer adaptive or computer based test does not involve scanning sheets of paper that can stick to one another, and is more reliable. (Are we guilty of assuming that the computer will not mess up the scoring by going berserk?) Let us keep our fingers crossed, shall we?
The paper and pencil format of GMAT is now dead. GMAT is administered worldwide in Computer Adaptive Testing format only.
Walk-in registrations for GMAT Testing are no longer permitted. Prior appointments must be made for GMAT testing in all testing centers. You can register to take the test by following the Telephonic registration procedure described below or by logging on to GMAT TEST REGISTRATION ONLINE.
GMAT testing will not be offered on Saturdays and Sundays. Prometric used to offer GMAT testing on the Weekend days, including Sundays, in some cities. Pearson Vue would like to observe the Sabbath on Saturdays and Sundays. Register early in order to firm up your testing date.
GMAT test centers will no longer offer scratch paper during the GMAT testing. Instead, you will receive TWO dry erase NOTE BOARDS and a PEN that must be returned to the proctor at the GMAT test center when you leave or when you request a change of note-board. This is not a big deal but the earlier strategy of writing down (on scratch paper) formulas in Math will not work. You will be better off remembering all formulas and rules before you head to the testing center.
Test takers will no longer have to wait two to three weeks to get their official score reports by mail. They’ll be able to access their GMAT test score reports and send Official GMAT Score reports to schools through a secure online system.
GMAC will, at least for the forseeable future, offer “Paper in a Pinch” score reports for those who don’t have access to a computer. GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) will not charge a fee for this paper-based score reporting service until further advise.
When ETS was administering the GMAT, the official GMAT Score Report contained the last three scores on the GMAT taken in the past. Effective January 2006, Pearson Vue and ACT will report ALL GMAT SCORES obtained during the past 5 years. This is a significant change because the Graduate Schools of Business will know your GMAT Score history during a longer period and because you will not be able to 'wipe off' the record a GMAT score that you want to forget about.
The format of the GMAT will remain the same, and the GMAT test will continue to measure your skill in the three different assessment areas: GMAT Quantitative Assessment, GMAT Verbal Assessment, and GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment. The Analytical Writing Section will continue to receive a separate score on the same scale between 2.0 and 6.0; the two adaptive sections on the GMAT, the quantitative assessment and the verbal assessment, will each receive scaled scores (0 to 60) as before, and the TOTAL score on the GMAT will remain 800. The GMAT test-scores on the multiple-choice, adaptive sections(Verbal and Quantitative Sections) will be based on the number of questions answered within the allotted time.
COSMETIC CHANGES
The GMAT® exam will go through some cosmetic changes as a result of the transition from ETS® to Pearson Vue®:
The font and background color on the screen will change for the better
GMAT Reading Comprehension questions that point to specific sections of the reading passage will direct you to look at highlighted sections, not underlined sections as was the case in the past.
You will be given two (2) erasable noteboards and a pen when you enter the GMAT testing room instead of scratch paper and a pencil.
The Verbal and Quantitative sections will remain Computer Adaptive, with the difficulty level of the GMAT® testing constantly adjusting to your comfort level as demonstrated through your responses to the GMAT® questions.
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GMAT TEST REGISTRATION PROCEDURE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006
ONLINE REGISTRATION OPTION: You can sign up to take the GMAT by logging on to REGISTER TO TAKE THE GMAT. You can check available dates and the GMAT testing Centers closest to your place of residence. You can then register to take the GMAT on any weekday (Monday Through Friday). This is probably the easiest and the fastest procedure. It is unclear how frequently cancellation of test appointments is updated on the online system in order to reflect test availability dates accurately. If you are unable to find a GMAT test date of your choosing, you may want to call the GMAT test registration telephone numbers listed below and confirm that the online information about the available dates for GMAT testing is accurate.
TELEPHONE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR GMAT TESTING EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006
You can schedule your GMAT test date for January 1, 2006 or later by calling the following numbers in Americas, Europe, Asia PAcific, and China:
| IF YOU ARE IN | CALL THIS NUMBER | FAX NUMBER |
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| AMERICAS INCLUDING USA, CANADA, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA | 1 800 717 GMAT(4628)
+1 952 681 3680 | +1 952 681 3681 |
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| ASIA PACIFIC INCLUDING SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, AUSTRALIA, TOKYO | +61 294 78 5430 | +1 61 2 9901 3330 |
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| INDIA - CHENNAI, MUMBAI (BOMBAY), NEW DELHI, KOLKATTA, BANGALORE, HYDERABAD | +91 120 532 GMAT(4628) |
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| EUROPE - LONDON ENGLAND, FRANKFURT, MUNICH, BERLIN, PARIS, AMSTERDAM, MILAN, BARCELONA, GENEVA, ZURICH,AUSTRIA, RUSSIA | 44 (0) 161 855 7219 | 44 (0) 161 855 7301 |
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| CHINA | 86 1062 79 8877 | 86 108 252 0243 |
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MBA PROGRAM RANKINGS - FORBES, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, FINANCIAL TIMES
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RANKING BY U.S.NEWS AND WORLD REPORT OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE OFFERING M.B.A PROGRAMS FOR 2006-2007
| 1. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, BOSTON | 2. Stanford University GSB, California |
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| 3. WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UPENN, PA | 4. SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, M.I.T., BOSTON |
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| 4. KELLOGG SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, IL(TIE) | 6. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GSB, CHICAGO |
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7. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS)- TIED | 9. TUCK AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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| 10. UCLA - ANDERSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. CALIFORNIA | 11. FUQUA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT - DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, N.C. |
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| 12. ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIV. OF MICHIGAN- ANN ARBOR, MI | |
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13. STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
DARDEN - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (TIE) | 15. YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, CT |
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16. TENNER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - CORNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY JOHNSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (TIE) | 18. EMORY UNIVERSITY (GOIZUETA), ATLANTA, GA
McCOMBS- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (TIE) |
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| 20. KENAN-FLAGLER - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA | |
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RANKING BY FINANCIAL TIMES (FT) OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE OFFERING M.B.A PROGRAMS FOR 2006-2007
| 1. WHARTON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UPENN, PHILADELPHIA | 2. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, BOSTON |
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| 3. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA | 4. COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL, NEW YORK |
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| 5. LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON, ENGLAND | 6. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GSB, CHICAGO |
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| 7. STERN SCHOOL AT NYU, NEW YORK | 8. INSEAD AT FONTAINEBLEU, PARIS, FRANCE
AYER RAJAH AVE, SINGAPORE |
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| 9. TUCK AT DARTMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE | 10.SLOAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, M.I.T., BOSTON |
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| 11. INSTITUTO DE EMPRESA, MADRID, SPAIN | 12. IESE, BARCELONA, SPAIN |
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| 13. IMD, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND | 14. ROSS AT UMICH, ANN ARBOR, MIC |
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| 15.HAAS AT U.C. BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA | 16. KELLOGG AT NORTHWESTERN, EVANSTON, IL |
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| 17. SCHULICH AT YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, CANADA | 18. ANDERSON SCHOOL AT UCLA,LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA |
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| 19. SAID SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | 20. CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, SHANGHAI, CHINA |
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BASE SALARIES (EXCLUDING PERKS) FOR MBA GRADUATES AND 5 YEARS LATER. PROVERBIAL GLASS CEILING REDUX
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UNIVERSUM SURVEY - TOP EMPLOYERS FOR MBA GRADUATES AND SALARIES FOR MBA GRADUATES
| TOP EMPLOYERS FOR ALL STUDENTS | POPULAR EMPLOYERS FOR FEMALE GRADUATES |
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McKINSEY
GOOGLE
GOLDMAN SACHS
BAIN AND CO
BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
CITI GROUP
APPLE COMPUTERS
GENERAL ELECTRIC
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
MORGAN STANLEY | McKINSEY
GOOGLE
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
BAIN AND COMPANY
BOSTON CONSULING GROUP
WALT DISNEY
PROCTER AND GAMBLE
CITI GROUP
GOLDMAN SACHS
APPLE COMPUTERS
L'OREAL
STARBUCKS
NIKE |
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BASE SALARIES FOR MBA GRADUATES AS OF 2006
| AVERAGE BASE SALARY FOR MBA GRADUATES | BASE SALARY FOR MBA'S AFTER 5 YEARS |
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| ALL MBA GRADUATES | $88,087 | $167,052 |
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| MALE MBA GRADUATES | $94,710 | $191,541 |
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| FEMALE MBA'S | $86,805 | $156,290 |
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Does anyone here believe that women get paid the same for the same amount and quality of work? Has the proverbial glass ceiling for women really vanished? Think again.
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CLICK HERE FOR FORBES MAGAZINE RANKING OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS IN U.S.A, CANADA, Far East, AND IN EUROPE. HINT: IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO TUCK OR TO WHARTON MBA programs, EXPECT TOUGH COMPETITION. Part-time program applicants will face tough competition at NYU-Stern and at UCLA, Los Angeles.
| BEST U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOLS | EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN | BEST PART-TIME MBA SCHOOLS |
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1. Darthmouth/Tuck
2. Wharton GSM, Philadelphia
3. Chicago GSB
4. Columbia Business School, NYC
5. Yale SOM
6. Stanford
7. Harvard Business School
8. Virginia/Darden
9. Cornell/Johnson
10. Kellogg/Northwestern, Chicago
| 1. INSEAD (France and Singapore)
2. London Business School (England)
3. IMD (Switzerland)
4. IESE (Spain)
5. SDA Bocconi (Italy)
6. Instituto de Empresa (Spain)
7. Oxford (England)
8. Cranfield (England)
9. Cambridge (England)
10. York Univ./Schulich, Toronto (Canada)
| Best Part-Time M.B.A. Programs
1. NYU/Stern, NYC
2. UCLA/Anderson, Los Angeles
3. Kellogg/Northwestern, Chicago
4. Chicago GSB
5. University of Michigan/Ross
6. Minnesota/Carlson
7. Maryland/Smith
8. CMU/Tepper, Pittsburgh
9. Fordham, New York NYC
10.SMU/Cox, Dallas TX |
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